Toddy mixer package



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TODDY MIXER PACKAGE Filed Aug. 21, 1930 Patented Aug. 22, 1933 'roDnY MIXER PACKAGE y Clarence R. Helt, Bellevue, Pa., assigner to Brockway Machine Bottle Company, a Corporation of New York application August 21, 1930. serial No. 476,785

2 Claims.

This is an invention in` a method of packing toddy mixers or other similar or suitable articles of such nature.

Dlfliculty `has been experienced in packing toddycontainers in particular so as to prevent `any great percentage of breakage in transit. There are twov particular difliculties which hitherto have not been satisfactorily overcome, the

iirst of which is the frangible nature ofthe body of the mixer and the second being thefexistence of a projecting portion. As previously packed, either the frangible body portion of the Amixer was too often broken or the protruding portion was bent or otherwise damaged, thus rendering the mixer useless. This all, of course, added to the ultimate cost of the toddy mixer.

One of the objects of my invention is to pack toddy mixers in a simple yet safe and accessible manner.

Another object is to pack toddy mixers so as Ato reduce damage to the parts to an irreducible A further object is to pack toddy mixers in individual protective chambers held in place by an immobilizing member which is so constructed so to permit projecting portions of the toddy mixer to pass therethrough.

A still further object is to pack toddy mixe `so that each toddy mixer is immobilized in a protective chamber by an element designedto serve such purposes and which is so constructed as to t snugly within a protective enclosure for a plurality of toddy mixers and which is provided with apertures to permit protruding portions of the toddy mixers to pass therethrough, the whole being then covered or otherwise enclosed.

I have illustrated a shipping container which permits the fulfillment of this invention and as shown therein: Y

Figure 1 is a plan view of such a container with a portion of the immobilizing element broken away.

Y Fig. 2 is a cross section on the Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the immobilizing element per se. Y

In the various figures of the drawing similar numerals denote corresponding parts.

vFirst referring to the structure illustrated, there is provided a shipping container or protective enclosure of suitable corrugated board construction or the like and provided in the usual manner with four sides, a bottom and enclosing flaps.

In the protective enclosure 10 the compartline II-II 0f `nature as to be damaged by careless packing or handling and hence require special and careful Ative chamber, and, in the instance shown, and as Y is most usual, space for a dozen mixers is proinenting member 11 isplaced which ldividesthe enclosure intoa number of individual protective chambers as in the Vwell known egg box conf struction.A This compartmenting member Ymay be formed of suitable material which may be similar tothat of the protectiveenclosure itself.k

A toddy mixer, which is particularly adapted l forpacking inthe enclosure illustrated, consists of a frangible -body portion 12 whichmay be a measuring glass or the like providedwith a suitconsisting of a lowermost perforated plate 14` a metallic rod or stem. 15 attached thereto and a handle member 16. These members are all of a packaging.

One of these complete toddy mixers, as is indicated in the drawing, is placed in each protecvided, although, of course, the container can hold any number from one up and the various elements of the package may be suitably proportioned therefor.

within the protective enclosure and this element is constructed as shown in Fig. `3. f It comprises a plane surface portion provided with a plurality of apertures 18 so located as to be centrally although, of course, it is understood that if the protruding member of the toddy mixer is not cen- Vtrally disposed theapertures in the immobilizing element may be correspondingly decentered.

19, each having a bent-in flap portion 20 which may be left in loose association, or which, if desired, or preferred, may be glued, stapled, orV

otherwise suitably secured to adjacent wall 19.

formed'for such purposes by the construction of 105 the immobilizing element the chamber 21 there-s" for. The flaps or enclosing covers of the container are then put in place andthey rest upon the tops of the handles thus maintaining the three parts of the mixer in relatively immovable V110 able metallic top 13 and with a mixing member i Y;

. An immobilizing elementv 17 is then placed disposed with respect to each protective chamber 9o The element has as Shown, four upstanding walls association with each other and with the container. Y

I have, therefor, provided a new method of packing toddy mixers which obviates all the difficulties hitherto met with and accepted and which provides aneflicient, safe, and simple container pennitting transportation to' an unlimited extent without the slightest damage to the contents. 'l

Besides the variations and modications indiv cated above it is clear that I may adapt the container and hence the method of packing 'to any similar article in which the same problems are present and by properly proportioning and contouring the various members an extremely efficient method of packing is invariably provided.

What I claim as new and' desire to secureby4 ielement having a plane bottom resting on said Ltoddy mixers and upstanding Walls terminating ush with the protective enclosure land having apertures registering with the handle portions aforesaid and through which said handles pro- Vject, -sid handles extending to the plane of the Lso upper edge of said container, said covering flaps `when in covering position resting on the tops of compartmeriting means in said enclosure pro- `,viding acompartment vof a size to receive each of a fplurality lof toddy mixers from which toddy mixer handles `:thereof extend vertically to the plane of the upper edges of said enclosure, a tray-shaped protective removable immobilizing element having a plane bottom resting on the toddy mixers and upstanding side Walls terminating vflush -with ythe upper edges 'of the protective enclosure and apertures registering With the handle portions aforesaid and through which said 'handles project, said covering y)flaps Whenincovering position lresting on Vthe tops of said lhandles immobilizing the same and completing the enclosure, the 4construction and arrangement being such that'a chamber is provided for said handles and thecompletely closed container -immobilizing the toddy -mixer partswith respect to the con- 

